a) a) Vidhya fell in love with her mother’s youngest brother, Aakash who shares the

same age as her. They wish to marry as soon as possible.

Section 11 of LRA applies. S.11= No person shall marry his or her grandparent, parent, child or

grandchild, sister or brother, great-aunt or great-uncle, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, great-niece or great-

nephew, as the case may be: Provided that nothing in this subsection shall prohibit any person who is a Hindu

from marrying under Hindu law or custom his sister's daughter (niece) or her mothers's brother (uncle). In this

case both Vidiya and Akash are hindus who are governed by hindu law and customs. Hence, S.11 does not

prohibit Vidiya and Akash from marrying each other because based on the exception of S.11 a person who is

hindu is allowed to marry his sister’s daughter or her mother’s brother. In this case, Akash is Vidiya’s mother’s

brother making him her uncle. Such marriage is allowed by S.11 of LRA.

b) Simon, 18 wishes to marry Lizzie aged 16. However, their parents objected to
their marriage as they are still young. Simon and Lizzie decided to proceed with
their marriage despite their parent’s objections.

b)S. 10 of LRA applies. S.10 stipulates that any marriage purpoted to be soleminized when the male or female is

lesser than 18 years old is void. The exception is that the female completed 16 years may marry with license

issued by MB or CM with responsibility for the registration of marriage. S. 21(1) of LRA is required to be referred

and it stipulates that The Chief Minister, upon proof being made to him by statutory declaration that there is no

lawful impediment to the proposed marriage, and upon his being satisfied that the necessary consent, to such

marriage has been obtained, or that the consent has been dispensed with or given under section 12 may, if he

shall think fit, dispense with the giving of notice, and with the issue of a certificate for marriage, and may grant his

licence in the prescribed form, authorizing the solemnization of a marriage between the parties named in such

licence. Applying this, the exception of S11(1) of LRA applies because the female who is purpoted to be

solemnized is 16 years old. Although the exception provides a place for such marriage, S.21(1) stipulates that

The CM/MB shall only issue a license for such marriage to be solemnized only if consent has been dispensed

under section 12. Section 12 stipulates that any person who wishes to marry and who are under the age of 21

years must obtain the consent of his/her father or mother or adopted father in writing. In this case both their

parents objects such marriage. In conclusion, the marriage between Simon and Lizzie is invalid.

a) Kate and Leopold are Malaysian citizens, but they wish to solemnise their
marriage in England where they met for the first time.

gSection 21 applies.  21. (1) The Chief Minister, upon proof being made to him by statutory declaration that there

is no lawful impediment to the proposed marriage, and upon his being satisfied that the necessary consent, if

any, to such marriage has been obtained, or that the consent has been dispensed with or given under section 12
may, if he shall think fit, dispense with the giving of notice, and with the issue of a certificate for marriage, and

may grant his licence in the prescribed form, authorizing the solemnization of a marriage between the parties

named in such licence.

Section 21(3) The Chief Minister on being satisfied, by statutory declaration or otherwise as to him seems proper,

that it is more convenient that a marriage under section 23 be solemnized in some place other than in the office

of a Registrar may issue a licence in the prescribed form for such purpose.

(5)      If the marriage authorized by a licence under this section is not solemnized within one month from the date

of the licence the licence shall become void.

In this case,

In this case, based on s.21(1), Kate and Leopold is to submit a statutory declaration to the Chief Minister and

upon satisfaction of Chiefminister that consent was given and no lawful impediment exsist, the license to get

married will be given. In respect with S. 21(3), Kate and Leopold will be given a place where solemnization shall

take place upon approval of CM. The place of solemnization will be stated in the license issued. Based on

S.21(5), Leopold and Kate must their marriage is solemnized within one month from the date the license was

issued or the marriage will be void.

a) Mia, 18 wishes to marry Nicholas, 20 however her father has left the matrimonial
home since she was 9 and was nowhere to be found. Mia’s mother has no
objection to the marriage and consented to their marriage.

S. 12 applies. S12.(1) A person who has not completed his or her twenty-first year shall, notwithstanding that he

or she shall have attained the age of majority as prescribed by the Age of Majority Act 1971 [Act 21],

nevertheless be required, before marrying, to obtain the consent in writing--

(a)  of his or her father;

(b)  if the person is illegitimate or his or her father is dead,of his or her mother

In this case, both Mia has not completed her twenty first year which means she needs the consent of her father

as per S.12(1)(a). However, due to the father being illegitimate as he left the matrimonial home since Mia was 9,

consent can be given by her mother as per section 12(1)(b).